Lamp-extinguisher.



H. A. BOYINGTON.

. LAMP EXTINGUISHEB. APPLwATIoN Hmm un. e. w09.

4Patnted June 1,1909.

5w/2%, mfg@ HERBERT A. BOYINGTON, OF NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT.'

LAMP-EXTINGUISHER.

I' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, loool Application filed January 8, 1909. Serial No.471,324.

To all wfwm 'it may concern.' 4 Be it known that I, HERBERT A. BoYiNG-TON, a.citi`zen of the United States, residing at Newington, in thecounty of Hartford andl State of Connecticut, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Lamp-Extinguishers, of which'thc following' is aspecification.

This invention relates to lamp extinguishers, the object of theinvention being to provide a simple, inexpensive and safe appliance forextinguishing lamps, the device being constructed in the nature of anattachment which may be .readily applied to anyordinary lamp burnerwhich may be easily operated to extinguish the flame without theIiecessity-of turning down thc wick or making any other adjustments. l

With the above and other objects in View,

i the invention consists in the novel construc-l tion, combination andarrangement of parts as herein fully descr-died, illustrated andclaimed. l

In the accompanying drawings:--l*`igure 1 Y, is a View partly'm verticalsection and partly in side elevation of a lamp burner showing the'vattachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View of thebracket of! the attachment.` Fig. 3 is a similar view of the hood. lFig. it is a detail perspectiveyiew of the rocker shaft and theoperatingslide rod. i ln the drawings, l designates an ordinary lampburner embodying thc usual gallery 2 and cone 3, the latterl beingprovided around a portion of its periphery with perforations 4 to admitadditional air to supply the flame and promote iaribustion. 'i

in carrying out lthe present invention, Iv provide a bracket shown indetail in F ig2,

said bracket. embodying a base 5 provided with a.holc'6 to receive asuitable fastener wheiewith to secure the bracket to the gal-v lery ofthe burner. The' bracket is lirovided 'at itslopposite ends withiipstaiiding lugs 7 having openings 8 forthe reei'gption offa rock shaftt) which is joiirnaled in said openings.

The rock shaft 9 is provided at' one end with a crank arm l() and hasfast thereon between the lugs y7 an extinguishing hoody shown in detailin Fig. 3. This extinguishing hood comprises a bodyll in the form of al'iat plate, one edge of which is curled or rolled to form a sleeve 12which isl wrapped tightly around the rock shaft 9 and may, if desired,be soldered to said shaft so that as the shaft is turned a correspondingswinging movement. will be imparted to the body 11. Secured to the`outer ortion of the body is an extinguishing hoo( comprising a top 13and side guards oriianges 14 which extend downward from the top and aresecured to the opposite edges of the body 11 as clearly indicated inFig. 3.

ln connection withthc rock shaftt) is ein.- ployed an operating slidingrod 15 which is priwided at its outer end with a hcad 16 and has theinner end thereof bent at an angle as shown at 17 to form an arm which.connects lthe crank arm l() as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4a convenientway of pivotally connecting the arms 1^() and 11 being to fornian eye orloop at the extremity of each arm, said eyes or loops indicated: at 18passing through one another. The slide rod 15 is inserted through theopenings 19in the base iiange 'of the burner asshown in Fig. 1, saidopening -serving asa guide for the slide rod.

To extinguish the flame it is only necessary to pull outward on the head16,`which re- 'lsiilts in swinging the extinguishing hood forward andinward over the wick of the burner thereby cutting oii" the air supplyand snuffing out the flame. By pushing inward on the head 16 the hood isswung out of extinguishing position which enables the wick to vberelighted.

I claim:

lhc combination with a lam) burner, of an extinguisher comprising ai'acket embodying a flat base adapted to bc fastened to the gallery ofthe burner and opstanding lugs at opposite ends of said base,' a rockshaft j o'urnaled-at its opposite ends in said lugs and provided with acrank arm atene end, an exi tingiiishing device arranged to swing towardand away from the wick, comprising a plate adapted to be disposedflatwise against one side of Ithe wick and having its 4bottom edgeAfastened to said shaft, ahood or to -piece exhaving its inner end bentet un an le und tending laterallyfrom the top e ge of said linked to thecrank erm on the rock s luft, 1

plate and adapted to overlie the extremit'l In testimony whereof I'affix my signature of the Wick, and side guards or fianges Whie 1inpresenee of two witnesses.

close in the opposite corners and edges of the HERBERT A. BOYIN T ONWick, and an 'operating rod mounted -to slide Witnesses:

through a guide lopening in the frame sind THOMAS A. FRANois,

provided at its outer end with a head and HERBERT C..FRANC1S.

